# 2025-04262: West Virginia Disaster Zone Expands: Loans Now Open in More Counties

2025-04262, Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of West Virginia, is a Federal Register notice from Small Business Administration published 2025-03-17, effective 2025-03-10; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-04262
- As of: 2026-09-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-04262
- Title: Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of West Virginia
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Small Business Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 12440
- Published: 2025-03-17
- Effective: 2025-03-10
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-30

## In one line

West Virginia Disaster Zone Expands: Loans Now Open in More Counties

## Summary

West Virginia’s disaster declaration just got bigger! Logan and Wayne counties can now get help for storm damage and economic losses, while nearby counties in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia qualify for economic injury loans. If you’re affected, physical damage loans are open until April 28, 2025, and economic injury loans until November 26, 2025—so don’t wait to apply!

## Abstract

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-4861-DR), dated February 26, 2025. Incident: Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides.

## Effects PRIA read

- Logan and Wayne counties now eligible: benefit, high. If your business is in Logan or Wayne County, West Virginia, you can apply for both Physical Damage and Economic Injury disaster loans related to the February 15, 2025 incident. These loan options were added by the Presidential amendment issued March 10, 2025.
- Contiguous counties eligible for EIDL only: benefit, high. Businesses in the contiguous counties of Boyd and Lawrence (Kentucky), Lawrence (Ohio), and Cabell (West Virginia) are eligible only for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) related to the February 15, 2025 incident. This eligibility was added by the Presidential amendment issued March 10, 2025.
- Application deadlines and where to apply: benefit, medium. Physical disaster loan applications must be filed by April 28, 2025, and Economic Injury (EIDL) loan applications must be filed by November 26, 2025. You can apply through the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov.

## Related documents

- [2025-02741](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-02741): HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs; Correction, 2025-02-18
- [2026-20667](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20667): Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of West Virginia, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20544](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20544): Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Ohio, 2026-10-07
- [2026-20548](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20548): Administrative Disaster Declaration of a Rural Area for the State of Missouri, 2026-10-07
- [2026-20399](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20399): Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the State of Oregon, 2026-10-06
- [2026-20472](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20472): Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Connecticut, 2026-10-06

## Sources
- [2025-04262 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/17/2025-04262/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-west-virginia)
- [2025-04262 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-17/pdf/2025-04262.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-04262 (as of 2026-09-30).